Sighting 4482867
Diamma bicolor
Blue ant, Bluebottle ant at Aranda, ACT
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| Diamma bicolor | SimoneC | 15 Apr 2023 | |
| Diamma bicolor | CathB | 15 Apr 2023 |
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User's notes
Similar apparent roosting behaviour to previous sightings such as 4480254. These were on an adjacent grass stalk to another flower wasp seen in the last photo and posted separately. This seemed like a strange coincidence.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.086312-35.270448
- Altitude 681.1m
- Maps Aranda Bushland
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 9 Apr 2023 05:27 PM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Male Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Diamma bicolor Flower wasps (Scoliidae & Tiphiidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Species information
- Diamma bicolor Scientific name
- Blue ant, Bluebottle ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1272.7m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- GPS evidence of location
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species